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The Moon
The moon and eclipses
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Science
6th Grade
12/17/2012

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What is the order of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon during a solar eclipe?
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Sun, Moon, Earth
The shadow of the Moon is on the Earth
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What is the order of the Sun ,the Earth and the Moon during a lunar eclipse
Definition
Sun, Earth, Moon
The shadow of the Earth is on the Moon
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During which moon phase would you get the highest tide?
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A new Moon
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Why don't we see an eclipse every month?
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The moon's orbit is tilted
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What does the gravitational pull of the moon create?
Definition
The tides
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Waxing
Definition
Getting brighter
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Waning
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Getting darker
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Gibbous
Definition
More than half but less then fully illuminated
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